Fifth-round draft picks can be tricky for an NHL team to land a solid player. At the 2018 NHL Draft, the Ottawa Senators selected Angus Crookshank with the 126th overall pick in the draft.
After being drafted in 2018, it took until the 2022-23 season in the AHL for Crookshank to get recognized. In 71 games with the Belleville Senators, Crookshank scored 26 goals. In the following 2023-24 season, Crookshank scored 24 goals.
Crookshank would get called up to the NHL in the 2023-24 season, but only played in 13 games. In the 13 games, Crookshank recorded just two goals. This season at 25 years old, Crookshank needed to improve his goal scoring. So far, Crookshank continues to make big strides with scoring goals.
Crookshank leads Belleville's roster in goals
This season, Crookshank is having an exceptional season with having 17 points, but 13 of his points are goals. Crookshank is currently leading Belleville this season in goals.
Out of Crookshank's 126 career AHL points, 68 of them have been goals. Crookshank has been one of Belleville's best goal scorers over the past three years.
Along with having 13 goals this season, Crookshank is thriving on the powerplay. Seven of his 13 goals have come on the powerplay for Crookshank. Also this season, Crookshank has recorded three two-goal games.
Crookshank has recorded at least one point in two of the last three games. Crookshank recorded an assist in Belleville's 4-3 win yesterday against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.